FACULTY SENATE

2000-2001 Academic Year Resolutions Adopted

R5: 2000/2001: Resolution of Commendation (Kermit L. Hall)

Whereas: Provost Kermit L. Hall has
served as Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs since July, 1999; and

Whereas: Provost Halls eminence as a
historian, both in scholarship and in public service, has brought distinction to NC State
University; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has demonstrated his
commitment to teaching by offering a senior seminar course for majors in the History
Department; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has shown his support for
enhancing the quality of instruction at NC State in his consistent advocacy of teaching
and learning initiatives across the university, and by instituting the Provosts
Departmental Awards for Teaching and Learning Excellence; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has supported faculty
governance by advocating the principles of transparency, openness, and faculty input and
has helped incorporate those principles into the procedures for reappointment, promotion,
and tenure and for the review of administrative positions; and

Whereas: Provost Halls commitment to the
faculty has enhanced faculty governance at NC State, and brought the university
distinction in the academic community; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has raised awareness of
scholarly communication issues and championed the rights of faculty to intellectual
property and in the scholarly publishing process; and

Whereas: Provost Hall has embodied the great
traditions of NC State University in teaching, research, service and outreach; therefore
be it

Resolved: That the faculty of NC State University
offers its appreciation to Provost Hall for his service to the university and offers its
best wishes in his new position as President of Utah State University.